2009 Index of Economic Freedom – Timor-Leste
Heritage Foundation. The 2009 Index is the first to assess Timor-Leste’s level of economic freedom. Timor-Leste’s economic freedom score is 50.5, making its economy the world’s 149th freest. Timor-Leste is ranked 34th out of 41 countries in the Asia–Pacific region, and its overall score is below the world and regional averages.

Timor-Leste: a state of insecurity.
Neil Campbell 10 – 02 – 2008 East Timor’s political elite and international agencies have only one opportunity left to redress the failures of the post-independence era, says Neil Campbell. This article was first published on 1 February 2008

A survey of gangs and youth groups in Dili, Timor-Leste
A REPORT COMMISSIONED BY AUSTRALIA’S AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AusAID Research: James Scambary. Hippolito Da Gama,Joao Barreto. Sept. 15, 2006.FINAL VERSION